2007 Chicago I-Hobby Trade Show Report by Mark Haveman
October 22, 2007
SUMMARY OF THE 2007 I-HOBBY TRADE SHOW IN CHICAGO
Mark Haveman just returned home from the 2007 Chicago I-Hobby Show. While many quality vendors were there it seems that slowly other major vendors are skipping this show. Nevertheless, we stopped by the Minichamps/Kyosho/BBR/Spark booth, as well as Highway 61, Signature, BRM, Scalextric, Ninco, Carrera, and SCX. We stopped by many others as well but we limited our pictures to those that we feel were most interesting and exciting. Most of the pictures represent future products so these pictures are some of the first available anywhere. Most of these products are already on our web site so you can preorder if you choose. At this point we don't now have accurate information about the planned time release of any of these cars. Please be patient as we wait for additional information.
Model brands that were not present at Chicago this year were AutoArt, Exoto, GMP, Maisto, and some other minor brands that may be carried by hobby distributors.
I have a sense that the buying crowd (retailers and hobby shop owners) were NOT present in big numbers. This year’s attendance may be an indicator of the slow demise of future trade shows. I am not predicting this, just that several vendors were disappointed with the crowd and may choose to stay home next year.
Models from Kyosho
Kyosho 1/18 Ferrari 250 GTO Red - pre-order KYO8431R here
Kyosho 1/18 Ferrari 575M #11 - no part number yet - will be available to pre-order here
Kyosho 1/18 Ferrari F40 "Light weight version" Red - pre-order KYO8412R here
Kyosho 1/18 Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM AMG "Street version" Cabriolet Silver - pre-order KYO8462S here
Kyosho 1/12 Ford Shelby Cobra 427 S/C Blue with white stripes - pre-order KYO8631B here
Models from Minichamps
Minichamps 1/18 Maserati Tipo 61 Times / Mirror GP for Sports Cars 1960 Carroll Shelby -
order MIN100601298 here
Minichamps 1/12 Vincent-HRD Series C Black Shadow 1950 - order MIN122134500 here
Minichamps 1/18 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Gulf Ice Pol Racing Team 24th place Le Mans 2006
Yves-Emmanuel Lambert / Christian Lefort / Romain Ianetta -
order MIN100066473 here
Minichamps 1/18 BMW CSL 3.5 10th place 24h Le Mans 1976 #42 "Faltz"
Harald Grohs - Sam Posey - Baron Hughes de Fierlandt -
pre-order MIN180762042 here
Minichamps 1/18 Bentley Arnage T 2002 Black - pre-order MIN100139071 here
BBR Resin Ferrari
BBR Models 1/18 Ferrari 375 Plus Winner Carrera Panamericana 1954
#19 Umberto Maglioli "ESCUARDRON 1·2·3" Limited edition -
order BBR1804 here
Models from Highway '61
Highway '61 1/6 1957 Chevrolet Corvette Venetian Red -
pre-order HIG50402 here
See a review of this model at www.thecarroom.com.
Highway '61 1/18 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Candy Apple Red - order HIG50588 here
Highway '61 1/18 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air models - pre-order HIG50546, HIG50547 and HIG50548 here
Road Signature Models from Yat Ming
Road Signature 1/18 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire models - order ROA20208K and ROA20208R here
Figures from Motorhead Miniatures
Motorhead Miniatures 1/18 Resin Figurines "Body Shop" Mechanics -
order MOT984 here
MOT985 (1/24th scale) and MOT691 (1/32nd scale) coming soon
Future Motorhead Miniatures figures - no part numbers yet - will be available to pre-order here
Carrera’s little "1/43 GO!!!" cars really GO!!!
One thing we discovered at the 2007 I-Hobby Model Trade Show in Chicago was that Carrera's small 1/43 "GO!!!" slot cars run great on Carrera's large EvolutioN/ExclusiV race track. And they are cheap!
Need cheap cars for the kids that they can run all day without breaking wings and things? These little 1/43 slot cars go like banshees on your Carrera track. (Note that these will run on Scalextric track but they will need Guide Pin modification.) They are only $14.95 each or get your choice of any two we offer for only $25.95 (note that the shopping cart will not reflect the two for one price - it will be corrected on the invoice).
Click here for a list of available 1/43 Carrera GO!!! cars.
